Post tagged with urban legend

  • Who cares about truth when you have urban legends?

    June 23rd, 201111:41 AM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    A few years ago I was at a church watching their Christmas pageant when the narrator shared with the audience the uplifting origins of the candy cane. According to the narrator, back in the 19th century a candy maker in Indiana, desiring to share his faith in Christ, developed a special new candy to share the gospel at Christmas. He began with a ha...

  • Urban Legends in the Pulpit

    November 15th, 200907:59 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Christians believe they worship the God who is truth. So why is it that they often play fast and loose with the truth? "Fast and loose with the truth?" you say. "What are you talking about O Tentative Apologist?" Well let me put it this way: I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard an urban legend in the pulpit. If I did, I...
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